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Boating Safety
Police & Fire
Heroic Rescue: Teen Swimmers Saved After Getting Swept Away On Long Island
Two teenagers’ swimming day turned dangerous when they were swept away in the current of the Long Island Sound, leading to a rescue mission involving multiple departments. Earlier report: Teens Saved From Near-Drowning On Long Island Sound After Boat Breaks Down The incident was first reported on Thursday, July 6 at approximately 5:30 p.m., according to Cutchogue Fire Department. Teams from the department, along with Southold Police and the Mattituck Fire Department, responded to the scene off Duck Pond Point, where a 23-foot boat had been disabled and adrift, with two 16-year-old p…
Police & Fire
10 Rescued From Sinking Boat Off Nassau County Coast
Nearly a dozen passengers were pulled to safety from a boat that was sinking off the northern coast of Long Island. The incident happened around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, July 25, in Half Moon Bay off of Sands Point in Nassau County. According to Nassau County Police Marine Bureau Officers, while on routine patrol, Marine 8 observed a 21-foot vessel operating and taking on waves over its bow. The vessel was partially submerged and had taken on a large amount of water. The officers immediately directed the passengers to put on their USCG approved flotation devices and removed al…
Police & Fire
Five Rescued From Capsized Boat In Long Island Sound Off LI Coast
Five people were rescued after their boat overturned in the Long Island Sound. The incident happened Tuesday, July 7 at about 4:30 p.m. off the coast of Crab Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga in Suffolk County. Upon arriving, Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers Dave Froehlich and Patrick Ennis found the five, all men, standing on the underside of a recreational 21-foot Pro-Line vessel that overturned after being struck by a wave approximately 20 minutes earlier. Three of the passengers, who were wearing life vests, were able to swim to Marine Bravo. The officers threw…
Police & Fire
Seven On Sinking Boat Saved By 12-Year-Old's Call For Help
A group of seven people stranded on a sinking boat on Long Island Sound were rescued by police after a call from a 12-year-old onboard. The incident took place around 3:13 p.m., Sunday, May 24, when the Southold Police Department received a call from a 12-year-old boy reporting he was on a boat on the Sound that was sinking. Southhold Police marine units located the vessel about a mile northeast of Duck Pond Road in Cutchogue, police said. A total of seven people were aboard the sinking vessel and brought back to Mattituck Creek, police said. The boat was towed back ashore by a marine tow…
Police & Fire
Four Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Long Island Sound
Four people were rescued from the waters of Long Island Sound after the catamaran capsized while attempting to anchor. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, near Fishers Island, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Hunter Medley. Medley said the group was attempting to drop anchor when the boat capsized. Three were rescued from the waters by a passing Good Samaritan, a third was rescued by Coast Guard officials out of New London, Connecticut. Officials say the victims were in the water for about 20 minutes and were suffering from mild hypothermia. Most i…
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Sailboat Hit By Large Wave Overturns In Jones Inlet
A man was rescued after awaiting help on top of a sailboat that overturned when it was hit by a powerful wave. It happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 in the Jones Inlet off Freeport. Upon arrival by Nassau County Police Marine 6 officers, it was determined the boat had been hit by a large wave and the operator, a 45-year-old man, was thrown into the water. The victim was able to climb on the overturned boat and await police arrival. The victim was transported back to shore on Marine 6 and with the assistance of Marine 2 were able to tow the sailboat back to shore as w…
News
Brianna's Law: New Boat Safety State Measure Honors Memory Of Long Islander
New legislation has been signed into law improving boating safety in honor of an 11-year-old girl who died in a 2005 accident. Brianna’s Law was signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week, which will phase in requirements that all operators of watercraft must complete a state-approved boating safety course. The law is named after 11-year-old Brianna Lieneck, of Deer Park in Suffolk County who died off the coast of Long Island when her family’s boat was struck by another vessel at around 9 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2005, in the Great South Bay. “(This law) protects the operator o…
Lifestyle
Be Prepared If Emergency Arises, Officials Warn As Boaters Flock To Waters
Boaters need to be prepared if an emergency arises when out on the water this July 4th holiday and throughout the summer, officials are warning. Marine patrol units in the region are increasing their marine presence over the four-day weekend to make sure vessels are safe and boaters obey Boating While Intoxicating laws. Before heading out on the water, check to make sure your boat has required safety equipment on board, including a personal flotation device for each person on board. Kids under 12 must wear life jackets at all times in New York on boats less than 65 feet and all…
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